Evolution, transitions, and volvocine algae

Volvox, the Fierce Roller, is a model organism for the evolution of multicellularity and cellular differentiation.
I am a biologist who studies the evolution of biological complexity using Volvox and related algae as a study system. I blog about evolutionary biology, astrobiology, philosophy of biology, skepticism, academia and academic publishing, intelligent design and other forms of creationism, and whatever else happens to be on my mind.Read More…

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Way to be on top of things, UVA!

That’s okay; add it to the list (I’ve been rejected by all the finest schools). What’s funny about this is that I applied for that job in October of 2016!

Oh well, at least they let me know. That’s more than I can say for one of the schools where I actually interviewed in person in 2014 (I’m not going to name the school). Or maybe that rejection is still coming!